BHQ Lum Tanto

Not interested. I already have all of the Lum tantos that I want.

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If this had a 4-way pocket clip and was reasonably priced, I'd be all over it.
Tip-up only (one of the good things about Spyderco is most models have 4-way clip holes), and (WELL) over $200?! Screw that.
 
Yeah the price is too steep for me. I have been feeling lately that the price for most knives is too high.

The military is my standard EDC and those are $220ish now. I stopped collecting them and now I am just trying to use them all.
 
I find it hard to understand why people are complaining about the price of this knife.

$289.95 is the price I've seen and that doesn't seem like all that much compared to the current pricing of comparable knives made by Spyderco & others.

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Frankly, it's a bargain compared to what I had to pay for the original 20 year old Lum Tanto C46TiP and the C46GPBK (w/just ATS-55 blades) that I bought recently to complete my Lum Tanto collection.

Anyway, this one is reportedy going to "drop" tomorrow 10/25 @ 10am MT. See: https://forum.spyderco.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=93487

There's always been a lot of demand for Lum tantos. So, if you're interested, buy it while you can but, if you don't, don't complain if you see it for sale for over $300 on the Exchange or EB later.

Fortunately, it's not anything that I need worry about.
 
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I really want one. The Lum Tanto is one of my favorite Spyderco designs. For some stupid reason I sold my vg10 gray sprint years ago and always regretted it. The only thing holding me back is the DLC. I’m hoping BladeHQ releases a satin version, but I also don’t want to delay and miss the run if they don’t.
 
sgt1372 said:
I find it hard to understand why people are complaining about the price of this knife.

$289.95 is the price I've seen and that doesn't seem like all that much compared to the current pricing of comparable knives made by Spyderco & others.
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Really? Really? You don't understand why most people are reluctant to pay nearly $300 for a freaking Spyderco? It's a made in Japan, G10 scaled, liner lock (ohh, it's M390, big whoop). Nothing really special here, except forced "exclusivity". And your second paragraph only highlights the fact that prices have gotten out of control from many manufacturers.

Unfortunately, I'm sure it will sell out in seconds, and there will be guys here listing them on the exchange for $600 before they even get them in hand.
 
Reswob said:
Really? Really? You don't understand why most people are reluctant to pay nearly $300 for a freaking Spyderco? It's a made in Japan, G10 scaled, liner lock (ohh, it's M390, big whoop). Nothing really special here, except forced "exclusivity". And your second paragraph only highlights the fact that prices have gotten out of control from many manufacturers.

Unfortunately, I'm sure it will sell out in seconds, and there will be guys here listing them on the exchange for $600 before they even get them in hand.
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It all depends which Spyderco you're talking about.

The KnifeJoy Slyze Bowie M390 exclusive sold for $400 at the offering and resale pricing is currently anywhere from $600-800. Original SBs cost more than that.

The Paysan originally sold for an MSRP of $800 (I know because I bought 2 at the Opfocus discounted price of $400/each) and MAP was $520 at the time. One sold for $1200 recently on EB. I don't own either Paysan now (traded 1 and sold the other when it was "worth" a lot less) but I still own a Nirvana that I also bought for around $400. Two Nirvana's recently sold on EB for $1800 each.

You can complain about the current pricing all you like but it is what it is.

$290 for a Lum Tanto exclusive made w/M390 is NOT unreasonable in the current market. You don't want to pay it, fine. There are a lot of other people who will. The market has changed and is NOT likely to change back anytime soon.

There are still a lot of great knives in the $100-200 range but you won't find a Spyderco Lum Tanto (old or new) for that price anymore.
 
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Wharn said:
I really want one. The Lum Tanto is one of my favorite Spyderco designs. For some stupid reason I sold my vg10 gray sprint years ago and always regretted it. The only thing holding me back is the DLC. I’m hoping BladeHQ releases a satin version, but I also don’t want to delay and miss the run if they don’t.
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No dlc out of Japan, so this is pvd. PVD comes off easy :)
 
sgt1372 said:
You can complain about the current pricing all you like but it is what it is.

$290 for a Lum Tanto exclusive made w/M390 is NOT unreasonable in the current market. You don't want to pay it, fine. There are a lot of other people who will. The market has changed and is NOT likely to change back anytime soon.

There are still a lot of great knives in the $100-200 range but you won't find a Spyderco Lum Tanto (old or new) for that price anymore.
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The current market is sadly nothing more than a race to the top. All the major manufacturers will keep hiking prices until they find the ceiling of what buyers will spend (and no, it's not inflation, this has been happening for many years now). Almost $300 is ABSOLUTELY unreasonable for a basic pocket knife. If more customer feedback was "I'm not buying your products because they have gotten way too expensive", the companies might get the picture, but it seems like there's always enough people with more money than sense to make all these "limited releases" sell out instantly.

Interestingly, even on Spyderco's own forum, almost every post is that this release is too overpriced...
 
I've always wanted a Lum Tanto, but I think I'm going to pass on this. Just not a good value for the money. I've got other things to blow $310 on.
 
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